News Releases

All of the latest news about our university. (by topic)

  • UB to Hold Workshop on Methods for Analyzing Probabilities of Volcanic Hazards
    5/12/11
    The University at Buffalo will host the international workshop "Probabilistic Analysis of Volcanic Hazards" on May 16-19. Conference participants will include geologists, volcanologists and statisticians from several nations, who will consider current methodologies used in the analysis of volcanic hazards, including probability, randomness and statistical measures, in order to help define priorities for future research.
  • Redistricting Will Affect What Citizens Can Expect from Erie County for the Next 10 Years, says UB Law Professor
    5/11/11
    The Erie County legislators now redrawing election districts must resist the temptation to manipulate the remapping process, a University at Buffalo law professor says.
  • Area Business Leaders, Venture Capitalists Will Meet to Advise WNY Biotech Startups
    5/11/11
    The University at Buffalo Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR) will host a May 18 meeting of the BioNetwork, a group of entrepreneurs, business leaders and venture capitalists, all former Western New Yorkers, who have worked together for the past eight years to energize the region's life sciences industry.
  • Children with MS are at Increased Risk of Becoming Obese in Childhood
    5/11/11
    In addition to the health problems children with multiple sclerosis face, a risk of obesity has entered the picture. A new study conducted by pediatric MS specialists at the University at Buffalo has found that children with multiple sclerosis and other pediatric demyelinating disorders are at increased risk of childhood obesity, compared to children without these disorders.
  • After 10 years, with a Little Help from Buffalo, Architect Barbie Emerges as Icon of the Building Trades
    5/11/11
    Move over, Howard Roark! There's a new architect in town and she's not afraid of the color pink. Mattel's Architect Barbie, icon of the building trades, is ready for launch.
  • An Eighth Grade Teacher Goes to the Ends of the Earth
    5/10/11
    A month in ancient, sub-Arctic peat bogs among the seals and grizzlies of Kamchatka's outer banks is not for the out-of-shape or faint-of-heart. Fortunately, Claude Larson is neither. An intrepid, Montreal-born and exceptionally fit middle-school science teacher from Oak Ridge, N.J., Larson has climbed mountains, jumped from planes and trawled the North Atlantic to survey the sea scallop population.
  • UB to Honor M&T Bank as Vital Partner at UB Partners Day
    5/10/11
    The University at Buffalo will honor M&T Bank as a vital partner at this year's UB Partners Day, a day of workshops and networking opportunities showcasing how UB has partnered with industry, government and nonprofits to spur economic growth in Buffalo Niagara.
  • Graduation walk is accident victim's latest triumph
    5/10/11
    On March 7, 2009, at 1:40 a.m., Amy Stewart's life changed forever. Stewart, then 22 and a student at the University at Buffalo, was walking down the Main Street sidewalk in Snyder that cold, rainy morning. When she and a good friend, Rachel Baird, tried to cross with the light at an intersection near Daemen College, a SUV veered around another car that had stopped to let them pass. It hit them both, then left the scene.
  • We Actually "Become" Happy Vampires or Contented Wizards When Reading a Book
    5/9/11
    Bad news for muggle parents! A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo finds that we more or less "become" vampires or wizards just by reading about them.
  • Winners Named in Verney Case Competition
    5/9/11
    A team of six MBA students from the University at Buffalo School of Management will share a $3,000 prize as winners of the school's fifth annual Steven C. Verney MBA Case Competition.